Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 Field Gear While the distance of the

While the distance of the rear auxiliary sight from the barrel centerline is fixed

Also a lined board labeled:

Overall a wonderful reproduction that is true to the features of the original

It appears this bayonet was used as a decorative piece well after the war

overseen by British "advisers"

Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 Field Gear While the distance of theOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice AUSTRIAN made Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine, with a . 71" heavily rifled barrel. This most likely began life with an "Augustin" style "tube lock", an interesting intermediate step between flintlock and percussion firearms, but was then later converted fully to percussion in the 1850s. Many European powers were beginning to move to cartridge firearms, and with a huge market in the United States,